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  "database",
  "business-intelligence"
 ],
 "deployment": "saas",
 "evidence": [
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "homepage",
   "note": "The MotherDuck homepage presents the cloud analytics service and links the docs, pricing, and MCP material.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "homepage",
   "note": "MotherDuck's llms.txt describes MotherDuck as a serverless data warehouse built on DuckDB.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/llms.txt",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "status",
   "note": "The live homepage and pricing page present MotherDuck as a current cloud analytics product.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "deployment",
   "note": "The admin API is hosted at api.motherduck.com and manages organization users and tokens. The product is the MotherDuck cloud service.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/rest-api/motherduck-rest-api/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "platforms",
   "note": "Access tokens are created in the MotherDuck web UI at https://app.motherduck.com/settings/tokens.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/key-tasks/authenticating-and-connecting-to-motherduck/authenticating-to-motherduck/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "license",
   "note": "Pricing starts at $0 per organization per month with 10 GB free storage and 10 hours of Pulse compute. A paid plan is $250 per organization per month plus usage.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/pricing",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "modalities.api.exists",
   "note": "MotherDuck documents access-token authentication for CLI, Python, and other clients, using a DuckDB connection string.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/key-tasks/authenticating-and-connecting-to-motherduck/authenticating-to-motherduck/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[0]",
   "note": "Clients connect with a DuckDB SQL connection string such as md:my_db?motherduck_token=<token>.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/key-tasks/authenticating-and-connecting-to-motherduck/authenticating-to-motherduck/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[1]",
   "note": "MotherDuck documents an HTTP admin API. The page says the methods are in preview.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/rest-api/motherduck-rest-api/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[0]",
   "note": "An access token created in the UI is stored as motherduck_token or placed in the connection string. Token types are Read/Write and Read Scaling.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/key-tasks/authenticating-and-connecting-to-motherduck/authenticating-to-motherduck/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[0]",
   "note": "The preview admin API sends a Read/Write Admin token as Authorization: Bearer {TOKEN}.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/rest-api/motherduck-rest-api/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "modalities.api.coverage",
   "note": "The preview page lists service accounts, tokens, active accounts, and Duckling configuration. It describes limited HTTP management that does not require a DuckDB client to be running.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/rest-api/motherduck-rest-api/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "modalities.api.docs",
   "note": "Opened the authentication guide for access tokens and connection strings.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/key-tasks/authenticating-and-connecting-to-motherduck/authenticating-to-motherduck/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.first_party",
   "note": "MotherDuck documents a remote MCP server that it hosts at https://api.motherduck.com/mcp, with OAuth for most clients and Bearer tokens for backend clients.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/mcp/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.verdict",
   "note": "The MCP page is MotherDuck documentation. It also links the MotherDuck-owned local server repository.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/mcp/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "modalities.cli.exists",
   "note": "MotherDuck documents the motherduck CLI. The page says the feature is in preview. Commands include login, and -o selects table, json, or csv.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-cli/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "modalities.data_access.export[0]",
   "note": "The CLI --output option includes json.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-cli/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "modalities.data_access.export[1]",
   "note": "The CLI --output option includes csv. The page example writes motherduck dive list -o csv.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-cli/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "modalities.rpa.ui_stack[0]",
   "note": "Tokens are created in the MotherDuck web UI.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/key-tasks/authenticating-and-connecting-to-motherduck/authenticating-to-motherduck/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "modalities.rpa.drivability",
   "note": "The settings UI is a web app. No repeatable UI probe was run, so drivability stays unknown.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/key-tasks/authenticating-and-connecting-to-motherduck/authenticating-to-motherduck/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "modalities.agent_docs.llms_txt",
   "note": "Opened a text/plain documentation index generated 2026-09-25 that points agents at MotherDuck docs contexts.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/llms.txt",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.api",
   "note": "Token-authenticated SQL is the production query path. The HTTP admin API is preview and limited to organization administration, so the API score stays at 7.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/rest-api/motherduck-rest-api/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.mcp",
   "note": "The hosted MCP server is documented for SQL, shares, Dives, Flights, and Guides, with OAuth or a bearer token. Result transit and regional routing are the operational limits inside an 8.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/mcp/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.cli",
   "note": "The CLI has JSON output and device login, and the same page marks it as preview. Score 6.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-cli/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[0].url",
   "note": "Opened the MotherDuck MCP guide, including the remote URL, OAuth, bearer tokens, and tool groups.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/mcp/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[1].url",
   "note": "Opened the preview REST admin API reference.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/rest-api/motherduck-rest-api/",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-28",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[2].url",
   "note": "Opened the preview motherduck CLI command reference, including JSON and CSV output.",
   "source": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-cli/",
   "tier": "declared"
  }
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  "volatility": "medium",
  "watch": [
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/mcp/"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/rest-api/motherduck-rest-api/"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://motherduck.com/docs/sql-reference/motherduck-cli/"
   }
  ]
 },
 "homepage": "https://motherduck.com/",
 "id": "motherduck",
 "license": "freemium",
 "modalities": {
  "agent_docs": {
   "llms_txt": true
  },
  "api": {
   "auth": [
    "access-token"
   ],
   "coverage": "partial",
   "docs": "https://motherduck.com/docs/key-tasks/authenticating-and-connecting-to-motherduck/authenticating-to-motherduck/",
   "exists": true,
   "kinds": [
    "sql",
    "rest"
   ]
  },
  "cli": {
   "exists": true
  },
  "computer_use": {
   "issues": [],
   "viability": "unknown"
  },
  "data_access": {
   "export": [
    "json",
    "csv"
   ],
   "import": []
  },
  "extensibility": {
   "scripting": [],
   "webhooks": "unknown"
  },
  "integrations": {
   "make": "unknown",
   "n8n": "unknown",
   "power_automate": "unknown",
   "zapier": "unknown"
  },
  "mcp": {
   "first_party": true,
   "third_party": [],
   "verdict": "official"
  },
  "rpa": {
   "drivability": "unknown",
   "notes": "No repeatable UI probe was run. Tokens are created in the MotherDuck web settings. SQL, the preview REST admin API, the preview CLI, and the remote MCP server cover database work without browser control.\n",
   "ui_stack": [
    "web-dom"
   ],
   "vendor_support": []
  },
  "sdk": {
   "exists": "unknown",
   "languages": [],
   "official": "unknown"
  }
 },
 "name": "MotherDuck",
 "platforms": [
  "web"
 ],
 "related": {
  "alternatives": [
   "clickhouse",
   "snowflake",
   "databricks",
   "google-bigquery"
  ],
  "our_products": []
 },
 "schema_version": 1,
 "score_version": 1,
 "status": "active",
 "vendor": "MotherDuck",
 "verdict": {
  "best_path": "mcp",
  "scores": {
   "api": 7,
   "cli": 6,
   "computer_use": null,
   "integrations": null,
   "mcp": 8,
   "overall": 8,
   "rpa": null
  },
  "summary": "MotherDuck is automatable today through its remote MCP server. This record is MotherDuck cloud analytics. DuckDB, ClickHouse, Snowflake, and BigQuery are separate products. Programmatic query access uses a MotherDuck access token. The token is created in the web settings as Read/Write or Read Scaling and passed as motherduck_token or in a connection string such as md:my_db?motherduck_token=<token>. A separate REST admin API at https://api.motherduck.com is marked preview. It manages service accounts, tokens, and Duckling configuration for an Admin Read/Write token sent as Authorization: Bearer. It does not list every service account in an organization. MotherDuck hosts an MCP server at https://api.motherduck.com/mcp. Clients normally use OAuth. Backend clients can send Authorization: Bearer with a MotherDuck token. Documented tool groups cover SQL, schema and shares, Dives, Flights, and Guides. Query results pass through the MCP server, which may sit outside the organization's region even though MotherDuck says the data is processed in that region. Read-only restriction is documented. The MotherDuck organization also publishes a local MCP server for DuckDB files and MotherDuck. The motherduck CLI is in preview. It supports OAuth device login, MOTHERDUCK_TOKEN, and table, json, or csv output. A dedicated MotherDuck SDK catalog was not established. Connector catalogs were not opened. https://motherduck.com/docs/llms.txt is a documentation index. Computer-use viability is unassessed. The remote MCP scores 8 and is the best path. The query token plus preview admin API scores 7. The preview CLI scores 6.\n"
 }
}